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In this two-part episode, we talked with Una Knowling, Section Leader for Reliability, Fuels, and Efficiency at Black & Veatch Corporation, Licensed Professional Engineer, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMKC. Una is also an intersex and transgender person who as walked the walk as a woman for a decade.
Part 1 consists of conversations around what it means to be intersex, Una's experiences coming out at work, what it looks like to be transgender in the STEM field, how to travel safely internationally as an LGBTQIA+ person and professional.
๐๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐ง ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ก๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ-๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ: - ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ - ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ - ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ
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This monthโs episode is with Rachael Cady, Freelance Video and Lighting Designer, Media Server Programmer and Video Engineer, Host of The Tenth Voice weekly broadcast on KKFI, and Technology Committee Chair for the KC Center for Inclusion.
We discuss the entertainment industry, how to break into it and make an impact, and Rachaelโs experiences as an LGBTQ+ professional in her field, along with advice for our UMKC students and alumni!
CONTENT WARNING: This episode does briefly mention depression and thoughts of suicide, located between 32min45sec and 34min05sec.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. This is a BIG topic to tackle in just 45 minutes. So, we really wanted to focus on was how POCs, LGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities can identify, combat, and overcome toxic organizational cultures, while finding companies that align with personal values. Dr. Kevin Sansberry, UMKC Alum, Behavioral Scientist, and Founder of KEVRA Consulting, was gracious enough to offer his expertise.
Whether you are internship or professional job searching for the first time or well into your career, Dr. Sansberry offers fantastic detailed advice and ideas for our UMKC students, alumni, and community.
Dr. Sansberry recently launched his own podcast, the Toxic Leadership Podcast, hitting #4 in the United States under the Nonprofit category!
toxicleadershippodcast.com
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Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach whose inspiring work is driven by the need for evidence-based, inclusive and equitable approaches to urgently and proactively transform and coach leaders, eradicating toxic behaviors that threaten profitability, innovation and the overall wellbeing. He is an impactful executive coach, focused on providing providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and large complex, corporate organizations. He is also the founder and principle of KEVRA Consulting, a firm that utilized research-based solutions to address organizational challenges such as inclusion, equity and belonging, HR strategy and leadership coaching and development.
Kevin is regularly sought after and consults with leaders around the world related to his expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Kevin has written extensively on topics in various areas such as: CEO narcissism, abusive supervision, workplace authenticity and is currently working on various ventures to further connect the research and best practices to help organizations detoxify and employees thrive.
Kevin earned his doctorate in business administration from The University of Missouri-St. Louis where he focused on the impact of abusive supervision on organizational culture/climate, and employee coping behaviors. Kevin received his MBA from The University of Missouri-Kansas City with an emphasis in leadership & change in human systems and general management and his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Central Missouri.
You can listen to this episode by searching for Roo Career Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Pandora.
Over our many semesters of working with student-athletes, one question remains consistent: How do I market myself to employers when all I've done is focus on school and my game?
In this episode, we dig into that question and provide advice on how to better prepare for life after sport ย with ย Paige McLean, UMKC Career Services Career Coach, and Jonaie Johnson, current UMKC student athlete and creator of Interplay, the world's first interactive dog crate.ย
If you have questions or would like to make an appointment with a career coach, you can email careerservices@umkc.edu or log into Handshake with your SSO, go to Career Center, then Appointments. ย
This episode is available on Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Pandora.ย
In this episode, we discuss the gender pay gap and Equal Pay Day with Dr. Brenda Bethman, Director of the UMKC Women's Center and Assistant Teaching Professor within Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Step 1 in creating change is getting informed, so tune in and learn alongside us!
Our launch of the Diversity in Professionalism series is loooonnnngggg overdue. We are excited to bring you this series and all the truly amazing guests we have lined up. Daniel Folk, our Manager of Employer Development and Engagement will host these episodes along with our Peer Career Coach, Taylor Michl, and some other special guest hosts!
If you 'd like for us to discuss any specific topics through this series, please reach out to us at careerservices@umkc.edu. We want to know your thoughts!
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If you 'd like for us to discuss any specific topics through the Diversity in Professionalism series, please reach out to us at careerservices@umkc.edu. We want to know your thoughts!
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Mentorship can be intimidating for both mentors and mentees... queue Ashley Nance, the Manager for Professional Development for the Bloch Career Center. Ashley has many, many years connecting mentors and mentees, and she graciously accepted our invitation to pick her brain. ย
Tune in to this episode to learn: ย ย
๐๐๐ you can find a mentor or mentee ย
๐๐๐๐ mentorship looks like
๐๐๐ mentorship can be so beneficial for mentors and mentees
If you are an alum or professional interested in mentoring UMKC students through the Roo Mentor Network, please CLICK HERE to create an account. To learn ย more about the network and your role as a mentor, please contact Ashley Nance at amnance@umkc.edu.ย
If you are a UMKC student looking to find a mentor through the Roo Mentor Network, please CLICK HERE to log in with your SSO (same username and password for Canvas, Pathway, etc.). To learn more about that process as a student, please contact Ashley Nance at amnance@umkc.edu.ย
Q's? Feedback? Email us at umkccareerservices@umkc.edu! ย
So, you've got a job offer.... now what?
In this episode, we discuss what to consider when receiving a job or internship offer. Should you negotiate salary? What can you negotiate aside from salary? What about benefits? And what are all of the possible benefits you can be offered anyway?
We invited the Bloch Career Center's new Manager of Employer Relations and Outreach, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, to cover all of these questions and more!
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ/๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!
It's time to start thinking about the possibility of graduate/professional school and get those applications together. But, what is it that you need to prepare exactly? And how do you navigate this process efficiently?ย
We've brought our UMKC Career Services Career Counselor, Daniel Folk, back via Zoom to provide advice about starting the process, gathering references, the financial considerations, and the materials you will may need for applications.
Do you know when your industry recruits? Are you ready for the internship/job search process? Have you prepared for a virtual career fair?
It's been a long two months since our last episode, and we are ready to get you up-to-date on recruiting, industry timelines, and UMKC virtual career fairs. We also threw in some other fun bits of information that can help you land an internship or full-time position. So, listen in!ย
Summer break isn't over, so how can you finish it out strong? Well good news - we brought on Daniel Folk, our UMKC Career Services Career Counselor to provide some unique advice!ย
We know networking can be scary in an normal circumstance, but this pandemic really threw in quite the twist. Now more than ever, it is important to build up your professional network. How do you do this when events are on hold? Virtual Networking.ย
In this episode, we invited Erin Christensen, Manager of Employer Relations and Outreach with the UMKC Bloch Career Center, to talk best practices for connecting with employers and building your network.ย
We had the great opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Christopher from Handshake and Amanda Rubenstein from Jobscan. These are two great, and dare I say.. essential, resources that can boost your chances of snagging a great opportunity.ย
Tess Surprenant, Interim Director of Career Services at UMKC, and Alison Murdock, Career Coach, review our services and the effects of COVID-19.ย
Do you have a topic you want discussed? Send us an email at careerservices@umkc.edu!